18 books like Fairy Tale in the Ancient World

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A Handbook of Greek Mythology H. J. Rose · 1928 · 363p · ≈ 12h · Challenging In this new and substantially revised edition of H. J. Rose's classic survey and analysis of the evolution and tradition of Greek myth, Robin Hard adds various features which bring the work up-to-date with contemporary scholarship and address the needs of students. a new preface analysing and contextualising H. J. Rose's attitude to myth a new chapter devoted to the epic and other poetic… Shares: Mythologie romaine, Antiquities & Archaeology, Roman Mythology, Body

Mythology Edith Hamilton · 1969 · 359p · ≈ 11h · Moderate This deluxe edition of the world's most beloved, bestselling classic on Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology is stunningly illustrated with specially commissioned full-color plates and a beautiful gold-bordered pages. Since its original publication in 1942, Edith Hamilton's Mythology has sold millions of copies throughout the world and established itself as a perennial bestseller. For nearly… Shares: Roman Mythology, Body, Greek Mythology, Religion

The Routledge handbook of Greek mythology Robin Hard · 2003 · 776p · ≈ 25h · Moderate Now in its eighth edition, this magisterial work offers a comprehensive survey of the stories of Greek myth, from the Olympian gods, through the lesser gods and deities, to the heroes, adventures, and foundation myths of the ancient Greek world. The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology sets out to provide a comprehensive history of the divine order and mythical prehistory of Greece, as… Shares: Antiquities & Archaeology, Body, Mythologie grecque, Greek Mythology

Ancient Greek cults Jennifer Larson · 2007 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Using archaeological, epigraphic and literary sources, and incorporating current scholarly theories, this volume offers an accessible account of the Greek gods for undergraduate students. Shares: Antiquities & Archaeology, Body, Mythologie grecque, Greek Mythology

House of Hades Rick Riordan · 2013 · ★ 4.5 · 608p · ≈ 20h · Moderate Hazel stands at a crossroads. She and the remaining crew of the Argo II could return home with the Athena Parthenos statue and try to stop Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter from going to war. Or they could continue their quest to find the House of Hades, where they might be able to open the Doors of Death, rescue their friends Percy and Annabeth from Tartarus, and prevent monsters from being… Shares: Mythologie romaine, Roman Mythology, Mythologie grecque, Greek Mythology

The Little House in the Fairy Wood Ethel Cook Eliot · 2007 · ★ 4.5 · 109p · ≈ 3h · Moderate That morning began no differently from any morning, though it was to be the beginning of all things new for Eric. This first sentence of Ethel Cook's book The House in the Fairy Wood starts the reader off on a delightful adventure. Written in 1918 this children's tale tells the story of Eric a young boy forced to work in a cannery. One day Eric goes exploring in the woods behind the factory and… Shares: Contes de fées, Fairy Tales

L'Odyssée Όμηρος · 1933 · 146p · ≈ 4h · Challenging The Odyssey (French title: LOdyssée) is a 2016 French-Belgian biographical adventure film directed by Jérôme Salle and written by Salle and Laurent Turner, based on the non-fiction book Capitaine de La Calypso by Albert Falco and Yves Paccalet. The film stars Lambert Wilson, Pierre Niney, and Audrey Tautou. Shares: Mythologie grecque, Greek Mythology

A handbook of Greek mythology, including its extension to Rome H. J. Rose · 1929 · 363p · ≈ 12h · Challenging For use by laymen, students, scholars. Shares: Roman Mythology, Greek Mythology

The Greek gods Bernard Evslin · 1966 · ★ 4.3 · 116p · ≈ 3h · Moderate The biography of all the gods of ancient Greece. Shares: Antiquities & Archaeology, Greek Mythology

Interpretations of Greek Mythology (Routledge Revivals) Jan N. Bremmer · 2013 · 295p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Interpretations of Greek Mythology, first published in1987, builds on the innovative work of Walter Burkert and the ‘Paris school’ of Jean-Pierre Vernant, and represents a renewal of interpretation of Greek mythology. The contributors to this volume present a variety of approaches to the Greek myths, all of which eschew a monolithic or exclusively structuralist hermeneutic method. Specifically,… Shares: Mythologie grecque, Greek Mythology

Greek Studies A Series Of Essays Walter Pater · 1894 · ★ 3.8 · 308p · ≈ 10h · Challenging This volume contains a reverie on the boyhood of Hippolytus, 'Hippolytus Veiled' (first published in Macmillan's Magazine in 1889), which has been called "the finest prose ever inspired by Euripides". Shares: Mythologie grecque, Histoire et critique, Greek Mythology, History and criticism

Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew Josephine Preston Peabody · 1897 · 116p · ≈ 3h · Challenging "Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew" from Josephine Preston Peabody. American poet and dramatist (1874-1922). Shares: Mythologie grecque, Greek Mythology

Antigone Rising Helen Morales · 2020 · ★ 4.0 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "The picture of classical antiquity most of us learned in school is framed in certain ways -- glossing over misogyny while omitting the seeds of feminist resistance. Many of today's harmful practices, like school dress codes, exploitation of the environment, and rape culture, have their roots in the ancient world. But in Antigone Rising, classicist Helen Morales reminds us that the myths have… Shares: Roman Mythology, Greek Mythology, Religion

Sophoclis Fabulae Sophocles · 1924 · 430p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Shares: Fables, Greek Mythology

Grecian and Roman mythology M. A. Dwight · 1849 · 451p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Shares: Roman Mythology, Greek Mythology

Mystagogus poeticus, or, The muses interpreter Ross, Alexander · 1647 · 418p · ≈ 13h · Demanding Shares: Roman Mythology, Greek Mythology

Baum's American Fairy Tales L. Frank Baum · 1901 · ★ 3.7 · 94p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Presents fifteen fairy tales, mostly set in America, from a cowboy who stops time to a tale of a magical beetle. Shares: Contes de fées, Fairy Tales

The Homeric gods Walter Friedrich Gustav Hermann Otto · 1929 · 310p · ≈ 10h · Challenging In many respects, this book is considered to be the best guide ever written on Homeric religion. The analysis by W. F. Otto, while being very careful in terms of interpretation, denotes an open consonance of the author with the spirit - sometimes brutal and, for our mentality, immoral - of Greek polytheism. A thrilling and amazing journey to Olympus. This is a new edition of the Pantheon Books… Shares: Mythologie grecque, Greek Mythology, Religion

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